Nollywood filmmaker, Seun Egbeegbe, suspected scammer accused of attempting to swindle $9,000 and £3,000 from two bureau de change operators on Thursday, February 2, 2017, is still in custody of Lagos Police Command.
The music and movie promoter along with his accomplice (Ayodele Oyekan) spent the weekend in detention. And now, according to Encomium.ng, their remand order was extended on Monday, February 6 by the courts.
Encomium reports that when they contacted the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, she confirmed that the suspects are still detained. She said:
“He’s still in custody. The Command got the consent of the court for his continued detention so as to allow extensive investigation since he’s an habitual suspect.”
Set for court on Wednesday, February 8, in the theft of nine iPhone handsets case of November 22, 2016, Egbeegbe is becoming a serial suspect.
Rapper, Kanye West has deleted all his tweets about U.S President, Donald Trump. The husband father of two did so because he’s ‘unhappy with what Donald’s done during his first two weeks in office.
According to TMZ, the 39-year-old rapper is especially distraught over his travel ban.
Kanye had tweeted about Trump in a positive light after the election. In December, the day he met with Trump in NYC, he wrote, “I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change.”
Kanye also wrote about issues on which he felt he could influence Trump, writing, “These issues include bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago.”
Our sources say Kanye’s decision to remove the tweets were all his. The “Muslim ban” and other actions have turned him against the prez.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has stated plans are afoot to remove yellow buses popularly known as Danfo from Lagos roads for a world class mass transportation system that would facilitate ease of movement within the city.
Speaking at the 14th Annual Lecture of the Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) held at Muson Centre in Onikan with the theme: “Living Well Together, Tomorrow: The Challenge Of Africa’s Future Cities,” Governor Ambode admitted that the present connectivity mode in Lagos was not acceptable and befitting for a mega city, and as such a well-structured transportation mode would soon be put in place to address the challenge.
“When I wake up in the morning and see all these yellow buses and see Okada and all kinds of tricycles and then we claim we are a mega city, that is not true and we must first acknowledge that that is a faulty connectivity that we are running.
“Having accepted that, we have to look for the solution and that is why we want to banish yellow buses this year. We must address the issue of connectivity that makes people to move around with ease and that is where we are going.
“For instance, people going from Ikorodu to CMS have started leaving their cars at home because the buses are very convenient and so why can’t we do that for other places? Yes, we don’t have the money to do that but we can go to the capital market and then improve on the technology of collection of fares and that will encourage investors and then the city will change,” Governor Ambode said.
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has said he was not under any kind of pressure to resign, saying he ran for his office on the same electoral ticket with President Muhammadu Buhari and that Buhari is hale, hearty.
He also said that the President was hale and hearty contrary to speculations that he was critical ill or even dead.
Osinbajo spoke with State House correspondents shortly after a closed door meeting with the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Oyegun, the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters in Vice President’s Office, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters, Hon. Abike Dabire at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.
VP Osinbajo Osinbajo said that the idea of asking him to resign his office was uncalled for and unfounded as the people of Nigeria who voted for him hadn’t asked him to resign.
Revealing that he had a long telephone conversation with the President who is currently on a medical leave in London, United Kingdom, Monday afternoon, Osinbajo stated that the President was well and alive. He added that he briefed the president on the state of the nation including the on-going mass protests in the country.
Asked to speak on the nature of President’s illness, the Acting President said that the information was only at the discretion of the President to disclose. He said:
“I am not under no pressure to resign. I was voted for by the people of this nation, myself and Mr President and so the people of this nation have not asked us to resign.
I am absolutely not under any pressure whatsoever. The truth is that there has been no pressure from any source asking me to resign “The President is hale and hearty. I spoke to the President just this afternoon and we had a long conversation.
He was interested in knowing about the budget process and how far we have gone and the meeting today with the private sector and the economic recovery growth plan and I informed him about the protest march and feedback about what people are saying about the economy. He is in good shape.
Just like he said in his letter to the National Assembly, he needs to go for a cycle of tests and once he sees the test results and gets medical advice, we expect him very soon. “I think that the health status of Mr President is an issue that only Mr President would discuss at the appropriate time.
Again he is running test and all of that, before you will be able to determine your health status, you must be able to say this is my health status, do the test my doctors have advised me to do and will wait for the outcome of the tests and know my status.”
Shortly after the interview with Journalists, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal was seen walking into the Office of the Acting President.
His mission was not known as at press time.
It will be recalled that President Buhari left the shores of Nigeria on January 19, 2017 for London on a medical vacation. He was due to return to his duty post on Monday, February 6 but failed to do so, citing more medical laboratory tests as reasons for his continued stay abroad.
A press statement by his Media Aide, Mr. Femi Adesina on Sunday that announced the extension did not however give any specific date of his return, a development which many Nigerians feel was unconstitutional and unbecoming of a President of a country.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Saidi Balogun turned 50 on Sunday, February 5, a day he shares with his estranged wife, Faithia Balogun. While his estranged wife was turnt up for her Jubilee gig in Lagos, the actor decided to celebrate his lowkey, as he embarked on a trip to the holy city of Mecca.
He shared the photo below from the holy land and wrote,
“I thank almighty Allah, celebrating my birth in the holy land is my own special way of saying thank you to baba God.”
Monday was another nomination day in the Big Brother Nigeria house and housemates, Gifty, Cocoice, Debbie Rise, Bisola and Bassey have been put up for possible eviction.
Choreographer, Thin Tall Tony was initially among the nominated housemates, but Efe being the Igwe and having the power, swapped him for Gifty.
The #IStandWithNigeria protesters have given the Federal government an ultimatum, May 29 2017 to meet its demands otherwise “the agitations will be louder and more intense.”
In a statement released by Enough is Enough Nigeria Group and signed by “Nigerian Citizens,” on Monday, protesters called on the government to address its demands: Transparency, Security, Cost of Government, Social Justice and Corruption, and Power.
Read the statement below:
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN
Acting President & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Presidential Villa
Abuja
Nigerians Speak in One Voice That This Administration Has Failed to Deliver on Its Promises
Your Excellency,
In the words of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s First Prime Minister, ‘the future of this vast country must depend, in the main, on the efforts of ourselves to help ourselves.’
Since the idea of a protest was muted a few weeks ago and a call to action was given for Nigerians to share their challenges and concerns via social media and SMS, we have received hundreds of text messages, Whatsapp messages; thousands of comments via various social media platforms and millions of engagements through various hashtags.
The messages paint a clear picture of hardship across the country. Nigerians are facing difficult economic challenges and do not see any end in sight. Our standards of living
have worsened and we are also disappointed in the lack of transparency and an ineffective fight against corruption in a government that made a fight against corruption a key pillar of its campaign. In summary, the change that Nigerians were promised has not been delivered and a road map to the desired destination is yet to be communicated.
This is not about ad-hoc programs or sound-bites, but a sincerity in the government, from the Presidency to its various ministries and agencies, that this government that means what it says and says what it means. The various spokespersons for the administration are dismissive of Nigerians’ concerns, repeating that Nigeria is working when it is clear, even to the blind, that it is not!
For example, a lot of work has gone into attempts to scuttle the peaceful gatherings in Lagos and Abuja, when the citizens right to free speech is inalienable. Furthermore, the implied attempt by some elements in security agencies to stifle the inalienable rights of Nigerians to freedom of speech and assembly cannot be allowed. We are in a democracy and citizens must be able to express their displeasure with their elected representatives in a lawful manner. If as much attention was paid to good governance, our circumstances would be much better.
We all suffer from the country’s dysfunction and we are saying – Enough is Enough! Nigeria must come first! Not personal interests, not sectional interests; not business interests. From the impact of perennial power shortage to the lack of decent health care facilities and a good education for our children, we all pay the price, one way or another, for bad governance. The police who are here with us today, the teachers, hawkers in the street, traders in the market, labourers, all of us suffer when Nigeria doesn’t work. The hardship we are going through, is why we are gathered here today. Thousands of jobs have been lost over the last one year, factories have closed, people are struggling not just to keep their kids in school but provide the most basic of things – food. We have watched the price of some of our staple foods double, even triple in some cases. Yet the response to our decision to protest, a freedom and a right guaranteed by our constitution, was multiple attempts to intimidate us and discredit us. May we remind you that repressing angry and frustrated citizenry never bodes well for those in power?
Perhaps it isn’t surprising that political office holders have no idea how bad things have become after all their office, the political power they wield, their jumbo pay & allowance, means that their reality is very much removed from that of regular Nigerians, the people they promised, nay, swore to serve.
Well, most Nigerians are now fed up so we are gathered today, here and now to tell you that things are bad; really, really bad. It is also important to state, that while this message is addressed to you as the President of this great nation, the frustrations are not only towards the Federal Government. We are also speaking to the National Assembly whose job it is to represent Nigerians at the Federal level and their responsibilities include law-making; appropriating monies and ensuring they are spent judiciously. However, they have so far spent the last two years in office fighting for spoils, buying expensive cars, spending time on corruption allegations against several members and unanswered questions around the budgeting process and allegations of budget manipulation. At the State level, several states owe salaries and have refused to be accountable and transparent in the spending of resources, including the bailout funds they received from the Federal Government. This is simply unacceptable.
Our call for this protest had 10 key areas of concern – security, education, health, power, unemployment, high cost of living, social justice, transparency, cost of government & patriotism – we are making demands of 5 of these issues as follows:
Transparency in all tiers of government
We want to know how much states received as bailout funds and how the funds were spent, especially as salaries are unpaid and social services are under-funded and some cases even none existent.
That the Federal Government puts in place a clear mechanism for making public new hires into government agencies to ensure that these jobs are filled based on merit, not nepotism. Allegations of illegal hires into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Prisons Service are yet to be answered adequately. Freedom of Information requests to these agencies have met with silence on the substance of the request.
Allegations of ‘sex for food’ and food stealing in IDP camps must be investigated those found guilty punished swiftly. The suffering of Nigerians that are already victims of the Boko Haram onslaught cannot and should not be compounded by the actions of unscrupulous people.
How much has been recovered from the government’s anti-corruption fight? How much has been spent and what was it spent on?
Security
ALL Nigerian lives MUST matter and we need to see government – at the State & Federal level – act in a way that proves this is indeed the case.
Insecurity is at an all-time low in Nigeria, from Benue State to the Niger Delta, from Southern Kaduna to the Northeast, scores are being killed and it seems the perpetrators are mostly getting away with it. The Federal Government and States must put proactive peace and security measures in place to ensure an equitable resolution of these current crisis and this road map must be made public so citizens are aware that their rights are being protected.
Cost of Government
The cost of running our government structure is too high and needs to be reduced to reflect the reality of our dwindling economic fortunes.
National Assembly: The size is no longer affordable as it operates today. The structure that supports 469 individuals cost us N115bilion a year of which they provide no record of how the money is spent. There should be a referendum on a unicameral Assembly.
There have been several reports on eliminating duplicate agencies. They need to be implemented to reduce cost and increase efficiency.
Our budget process is poor and allows for fraud. We have not learnt from last year’s debacle. We propose open contracting data standard so that the budget and procurement data are linked in a way that allows citizens see clearly what has been funded. We also propose citizen consultation so that citizens have a direct say in the budget process.
Social Justice & Corruption
At a time of increasing suffering for many Nigerians, the government should be humane and put a pause on actions to drive government revenue that increase hardship. The demolitions of living areas and markets; increase in taxes and the introduction of new taxes.
We can’t have one set of rules for the rich, and another for the poor. Allegations of corruption by political office holders should be investigated and innocence proven beyond reasonable doubt. The Presidency’s defence of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on an offense to which he himself admitted guilt is unacceptable.
The government needs to follow the rule of law it espouses and obey court orders. Why has El Zakzaky not been released as ordered by the courts? A democratic government that tramples on the constitution is playing with fire as it undermines the foundation of its legitimacy.
Power
The lack of power in Nigeria continues to be a major hindrance to not just business but to people getting themselves out of poverty as many studies have shown. We demand that the government rolls out a 6-month emergency power plan that focuses on:
Metering all customers to stop estimated billing.
Appoint a NERC substantive Chairman and enforce the EPSR Act on Customer Complains Resolutions
Amend the ESPR Act to relax regulation to allow small-scale power generation. We believe this will in a very short time improve our power situation.
It is important to reiterate that we are gathered here to protest because our political leaders have failed, our elected leaders have failed. They are not keeping their pre-elections promises, they are not delivering on their manifestos and programs. Worse, their actions and inactions have combined to create more hardship for millions of Nigerians.
We are here to demand for proper leadership, for accountability, for love of nation before self, for selfless service to country.
We are here because we are tired of those we have elected to ‘serve’ us taking advantage of us.
We are here to say Enough is Enough!
We are giving the government till its 2nd anniversary – May 29, 2017 to show substantive results on the issues we have raised. If not, the agitations will be louder and more intense.
Thank you and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
A lot of disappointing and hate notes have been directed to the music mogul ever since he “bailed” on the national protest which he pioneered some weeks back.
There have been mixed reactions over his action as many are speculating the cost he could have paid had he continued with the protest, while others are calling him two faced and inconsistent, like this Facebook user who Wrote an open letter to him few hours ago.
Engr Olu Osibanjo says the music mogul may never reach the heights of Abami Eda with his inconsistency and cowardice. He wrote:
OPEN LETTER TO MR. TUFACE
In the wake of your cancellation of the much awaited March protest, I was as shocked as every other disappointed Nigerian. The question I still ask myself is “must you be two-faced simply because your nickname says it”? You have once again proven to Nigerians that a music legend is not necessarily a National hero. You may never reach the heights of Fela and the likes with your inconsistency and cowardice. What make a hero are fearlessness, tenacity, integrity, patriotism and unwavering love for the masses. You promised so much but offered nothing. It is disheartening that you did not just give us false expectations but you also successfully deleted your names from the list of the men of integrity. We thought we had a man of the masses few days ago. Your act is a national disgrace. Nigerians eagerly await another Messiah who would not be subjected to intimidations and threats. Nigeria needs a youth like you to give hope to the next generation. Nigeria Shall Rise Again. LONG LIVE NIGERIA.
signed….
Engr Olu Osibanjo
Other people are protesting about the rising standard of living in the country and this dude right here is not missing out!! People’s concerns are different… Hehe…
Acting president, Yemi Osinbajo has assured the ‘I stand with Nigeria’ protesters that their voices have been heard, and that the government is working “night and day to make life easier“.
He said this via his official Twitter handle as he tweeted:
“To those who are protesting, WE HEAR YOU loud and clear.
To those who are on the streets protesting the economic situation & those who are not, but feel the pain of economic hardship, we hear you.
You deserve a decent life and and we are working night and day to make life easier.”
The songstress took to her Instagram page to show her alliance with the #IStandWithNigeria Nationwide protest.
She wrote:
“#istandwithnigeria
The price of Attachment for braids have increased from #500 to #1500 per pack!
#50 agege bread is now #100
What about kereosene price!!
Okada no dey collect #50 again sef!
#istandwithnigeria
#increaseInPrices #reductionInquality
#Kidnap&armrobbery are on the increase!
WE JUST WANT ANSWERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT WE PUT IN POWER TO REP ,PROTECT AND GUIDE US .
PROPER COMMUNICATION IS WHAT WE WANT… #WeWantConstant&continuousCommunication
#weNeedToPrepareTheYouthsToBeLeaders”
Nollywood actor, Ibrahim Chatta is filled with overwhelming joy at the moment as he shares the first picture of his newborn boy. The excited new dad shared the photo moments ago on Instagram.
Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, has reacted to the reports that the president is critically ill.
He reacted via his Facebook page.
“I spoke to the president’s personal doctor last night, and he told me President Buhari is not in any serious condition to worry about. He is not in hospital. He is in the residence at the Nigerian High Commission.
He and his delegation were ready to come home yesterday but for the delayed test result which came in yesterday necessitated that he delays his return.
There is nothing to worry about as far as his condition is concerned.”
The actress is seen here with Filmmaker and MC, Yomi Fabiyi at the National Art Theatre, Lagos, as she holds her placard in honour of the protest of today.
SSA to the President on Foreign Relations & Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, last week shared a photo of President Buhari and his wife Aisha in London and captioned it; “Some rumor mongers will say” Oh. That is not London Ha ha ha”.
The photos were posted after several Nigerians had requested to know the state of the president. But some Twitter users are claiming it’s a 2015 photo.
Miss Ezinne, is based in Enugu, she got pregnant for Twitter user @Ibrahemist last year 2016 – after the said baby daddy cut ties with her since December, she has called him out on Twitter warning him that he will drop dead the day he comes to claim the baby in the future after denying and running away from his responsibilities today because he has another girlfriend.
Ibraheem never contacted her and yesterday, Ezinne who has finally accepted she is going to be a single mum, proudly showed off her baby bump saying:
Ezinne was taken by surprise when Nigerians on Twitter showed her love and support. See snapshots from when she called out her baby daddy on Twitter via Subdeliveryman for getting her pregnant and running away.
Turns out she got pregnant for him the first time but decided she wasn’t going to abort the second time:
Some of us might be in need of a dictionary while reading this Twitter thread though… you just might begin to doubt the qualifications of your English teacher after reading this.
The police have barricaded antigovernment protesters from reaching Nigeria’s presidential villa in Abuja. The demonstrations were called across the country to protest the country’s economic crisis that has severely hit millions of families.
In the nation’s capital, protesters marched early Monday from Unity Fountain in Maitama District, chanting songs and displaying placards, as they headed towards the presidential villa in the upscale Asokoro District.
They were met by a team of heavily armed anti-riot police personnel, who denied them entry into the Aso Rock villa.
Budding rapper, Speech who got everyone jamming to his previous single “Turn up” is back with a new sizzling track.
After dropping is first official single titled “Familiarity” and a follow up “Turn Up”. Now he ups the ante with another fire track titled ‘Ranti’ featuring Dexter.
‘Ranti’ track, which produced by prolific producer, Dheal, is a laid back African sound that will definitely make your playlist and have you dancing for a while.
The photos you’re seeing shows the APC Chieftain Bola Tinubu, addressing protesters and journalists in Lagos today.
In part, the APC leader said Nigerians should be patient with the political party. He says he is not denying the fact that Nigerians are suffering and have the right to protest. He says the party and the economy must be, “retuned”.
A twitter user @ladyurbania shared tweets of her ex boyfriend telling her why she shouldn’t have left him – cause he has made it in life by appearing in Singer, Davido’s music video.
The proud mum shared the cute photo on her IG page this morning and we guess, “She woke up like this eh?” – You know you’re unique when you can slay both with or without makeup!
There were reports over the media earlier that the Nigeria police took over National Stadium, venue of nationwide protest – but according to a tweet from Nigerian actor, Baaj Adebule, who is currently at the protest venue, the policemen are there to protect and ensure a peaceful protest, not disrupt.
Media Personality and host of the ongoing Big Brother Nigeria reality TV show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and his wife, Cynthia are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today.
The couple got married in February, 2016 and welcomed their daughter on November 2016. He shared the above photo and wrote;
“A year ago today, I said “I do” to the love of my life… Today, I’m even surer that I meant those words!!!
Thank you so much @justcynthia_o. And may our forever be even more amazing than the last year has been.
I love you ❤️
#Obi2016″
